Reasons For

4 Reasons For

12% higher megapixel count
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The Polaroid IE826 is an 18MP digital camera. That's 2MP higher than the Polaroid IS426 (16MP).
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The resolution of the images a digital camera produces is measured in megapixels (MP). One megapixel is equal to 1 million pixels and is a result of the pixel width multiplied by the pixel height of the image. While a higher image resolution generally results in sharper images, only a relatively low megapixel count is required when printing the image at a small size or to display it on a computer screen.

A sensor with more megapixels will be able to capture more detailed photos and the image will appear sharper. Images with more megapixels can also be printed at a larger size.

2MP more total megapixel count
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The Polaroid IE826 is an 18MP digital camera. That's 2MP more than the Polaroid IS426 (16MP).

50% bigger optical zoom
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The Polaroid IE826 is an 8x optical zoom digital camera. That's 4x bigger than the Polaroid IS426 (4x).
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The optical zoom of a camera is a measure of how much the camera can zoom in to the subject using the camera's lens system. An optical zoom is superior to a digital zoom because the zoom is achieved using the optics of lens which means that the full extent of the digital sensor is always used to capture the image.

A larger optical zoom allows you to zoom in on the subject without having to move closer. Compared to a digital zoom, using an optical zoom does not result in a loss of image quality.

Significantly longer maximum focal length
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The Polaroid IE826 has a maximum focal length of 280mm, whereas the Polaroid IS426 is only an 18mm maximum focal length digital camera (262mm shorter).

Reasons Against

The Polaroid IE826 is only stocked by 3 retailers, however the Polaroid IS426 is stocked by 5 shops.
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Fewer numbers of sellers reduces the chances of the product remaining in stock and also reduces the price competition amongst retailers for this digital camera.

User review Rating is hugely Worse

The Polaroid IE826 only has an average user score of 50%, but the Polaroid IS426 has an average user rating of 74% (based on 60 reviews).

4 Reasons Against

2MP lower megapixel count
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The Polaroid IS426 has a megapixel count of 16MP, whereas the Polaroid IE826 is an 18MP digital camera (2MP higher).
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The resolution of the images a digital camera produces is measured in megapixels (MP). One megapixel is equal to 1 million pixels and is a result of the pixel width multiplied by the pixel height of the image. While a higher image resolution generally results in sharper images, only a relatively low megapixel count is required when printing the image at a small size or to display it on a computer screen.

A sensor with more megapixels will be able to capture more detailed photos and the image will appear sharper. Images with more megapixels can also be printed at a larger size.

Less total megapixel count
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The Polaroid IS426 has a total megapixel count of 16MP, but the Polaroid IE826 is an 18MP digital camera (2MP more).

4x smaller optical zoom
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The Polaroid IS426 has an optical zoom of 4x, whereas the Polaroid IE826 is an 8x optical zoom digital camera (4x bigger).
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The optical zoom of a camera is a measure of how much the camera can zoom in to the subject using the camera's lens system. An optical zoom is superior to a digital zoom because the zoom is achieved using the optics of lens which means that the full extent of the digital sensor is always used to capture the image.

A larger optical zoom allows you to zoom in on the subject without having to move closer. Compared to a digital zoom, using an optical zoom does not result in a loss of image quality.